Improvement in skates



TATES PATENT Fierce.

J. J. MGCORMICK, OF BROOKLYN, E. D., NEW YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKATES.

T0 all whom t may concern:

Beit known that I, J. J. MCGORMICK, of' Brooklyn, in the count-y ot' Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Skates; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of this speciiication, in which- Figure 1 represents a plan or top view of my invention. Fig. 2 is a sectional side elevation of the same.

Similar letters oi" reference in both views indicate corresponding parts.

This invention consists in a skate having the t'ootstand with a socket for the heel struck up ot' one piece ot' metal, and provided with spring-clamps in front and with a set-screw behind, in such a manner that a tirm, cheap, and durable support for the foot is provided, and that by drawing the spring-clamp over the edge of the sole ot the`boot or shoe to which the skate is to be secured and screwingv up the set-screw against the heel the skate is firmly retained in place.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, l will proceed to describe it.

A represents the foot-stand of my skate, and B the runner. The foot-stand is struck up of one piece of sheet metal, and it is provided with a socket, a, to receive the heel of the boot or shoe to which the skate is to be fastened. Said foot stand corresponds in size and shape exactly to the boot or shoe to which it is to be secured, and it is furnished with a set-screw, b, behind to bear against the rear end of the heel, and with two spring-clamps, c,'in front to catch and retain the front part ot' the sole. Vrlhese clamps must be adjusted exactly to the width of the sole to which they are to be fastened, and they may be made adjustable by means of screws working in slots,l

so that they can be readily set to it to soles of different widths. The runner is secured to the foot-stand by means of screws or rivets,

and the whole skate is exceedingly light and possibly work oft, and, furthermore, the heel is iirmlyheld in place, and the set-screw b is not liable to tear oft' the socket.

The foot-stand, being made to correspond exactly to the shape ofthe t'oot, supports the same throughout, and the operation of skating is rendered less tiresome with my skates than with skates ot' the ordinary construction.

My skates can be fastened ou the feet in a few seconds simply by slipping the feet into the clamps and tightening the set-screw.

The clamps c may be made ot' sheetsteel or other suitable material, and they are secured to the front part ofthe foot-stand, so that they catch over the edge ot' the sole of the boot or shoe to which they are to be attached. They are made to coliform exactly to the shape of the sole, and when once adjusted they are not disturbed.

1f it should be desirable i'or a still more secure fastening of the skates, straps ina-y be employed, which pass through loops b, secured to the foot-stand, as clearly shown in vthe drawings.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A foot-stand, A, for a skate, struck up with the socket c for the heel outof one piece of sheet metal, in the manner shown and described. v

2. As a new article of manufacture, a skate having a footstand with socket for the heel struck up out of one piece of sheet metal, and provided with a set-screw, b, and sprin g-clamps c, as and for the purpose specified.

J. J. MceoRMIcK.

Witnesses:

ROB. H. LOUDEN, G. W. REED. 

